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2025-01-07 Africa North

US shifts some military aid to Lebanon from Egypt, letter says

Can they do that? This is treaty stuff, not discretionary, surely.

[IsraelTimes] US President Joe Biden’s administration will divert $95 million in military aid allocated for Egypt to Lebanon, which faces threats from Hezbollah and other non-state actors and is enforcing a ceasefire with Israel, according to a document seen by Reuters.

The State Department notification to Congress of the planned shift calls the Lebanese armed forces “a key partner” in upholding the Nov. 27, 2024, Israel-Lebanon agreement to cease hostilities and to prevent Hezbollah from threatening Israel.

The move comes after some of Biden’s fellow Democrats in Congress expressed deep concerns about Egypt’s human rights record, particularly the arrests of thousands of political prisoners.

The State Department and the Egyptian embassy in Washington do not immediately respond to requests for comment.

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#1 Aids to Lebanon is aid to Hezbollah.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2025-01-07 01:32|| 2025-01-07 01:32|| Front Page Top

#2 And thus aid to the Mad Mullahs of Iran, yes.

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#3 Why we must expose the criminal fraud of those behind Biden's disastrous presidency

Posted by Skidmark 2025-01-07 14:34|| 2025-01-07 14:34|| Front Page Top

#4 As they let the door close behind them, ValJar and her allies still serve her homeland?

Posted by NoMoreBS 2025-01-07 14:56|| 2025-01-07 14:56|| Front Page Top